[PATCH v2 2/2] docs: symbol-namespaces: mention sysfs attribute
From: Nicholas Sielicki <hidden>
Date: 2026-03-07 09:00:25
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Reference the new /sys/module/*/import_ns sysfs attribute in docs as an alternative to modinfo for inspecting imported namespaces of loaded modules. Signed-off-by: Nicholas Sielicki <redacted> --- Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst b/Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst
index 034898e81ba2..2304d5bffcce 100644
--- a/Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst
+++ b/Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ inspected with modinfo:: import_ns: USB_STORAGE [...] +For modules that are currently loaded, imported namespaces are also available +via sysfs:: + + $ cat /sys/module/ums_karma/import_ns + USB_STORAGE It is advisable to add the MODULE_IMPORT_NS() statement close to other module metadata definitions like MODULE_AUTHOR() or MODULE_LICENSE().
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